Hikaru Nakamura vs Magnus Carlsen

13th Norway Chess 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 13th Norway Chess 2025
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 2.2
Date 2025.05.27
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1r4k1/b4ppp/2bN2n1/p7/P1p5/2P1B2P/2N2PP1/4R1K1 b - - 5 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 Bc5
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 Ba7
  9. 9.h3 Ne7
  10. 10.Re1 Ng6
  11. 11.Nf1 d5
  12. 12.exd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.d4 exd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 c5
  15. 15.Nf3 b5
  16. 16.Bc2 Bb7
  17. 17.a4 c4
  18. 18.Bd2 Qc7
  19. 19.Nd4 b4
  20. 20.Qg4 Rae8
  21. 21.Rad1 bxc3
  22. 22.bxc3 Nf6
  23. 23.Qg3 Qa5
  24. 24.Qg5 Qxg5
  25. 25.Bxg5 Ne4
  26. 26.Bxe4 Bxe4
  27. 27.Nd2 Bd5
  28. 28.Nc2 Rxe1+
  29. 29.Rxe1 Rc8
  30. 30.Nb4 Bb7
  31. 31.Ne4 a5
  32. 32.Nd6 Rb8
  33. 33.Nc2 Bc6
  34. 34.Be3

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